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which one should i build?

  • side winder/ buggy

    Votes: 11 42.3%
  • awd road kart

    Votes: 4 15.4%
  • drag kart

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • mini sand rail

    Votes: 11 42.3%

  • Total voters
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I bolted the kohler to the drag kart and went to a back street to do a run. As I finish my burnout the chassis split down the middle do to cheap but light material (conduit).

SOOOOOOOOOO time for a new kart.

got a couple options now that im more settle and have my tools together.

I'll let you guys choose and yes the power plant is gonna be my kohler

OPTIONS:

*Side winder/buggy

*awd street kart

*drag kart

*sand rail
 

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I think it depends on if your plans are to race it on a track somewhere-(maybe Drag, Sprint or oval kart racing?) Or just cruse back-streets/parking lots, or maybe some serious off roading?
 

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I would go with the sidewinder. With a tire change/shock adjustment you can go from offroad to street/drag easily.
 

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I think it depends on if your plans are to race it on a track somewhere-(maybe Drag, Sprint or oval kart racing?) Or just cruse back-streets/parking lots, or maybe some serious off roading?
i want to go drag, cruise and some mild off roading
Sorry but lmfao! Did the seam rip right open on the conduit?

actually nope its that the engines vibration cause some already weak welds to fail so im just gonna start over from scratch.
 

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If you want to use a sidewinder on road you need to change the ackerman angle. The plans have it as anti-ackerman which is great off-road but doesn't work at all on road.

If I could change my vote after reading the replies then I'd say drag kart (even though I think drag racing is lame). A sidewinder would not be much fun without gears imo, and it's really not designed for on-road. You don't need 11"+ of suspension travel on tarmac.
 

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course ya need 11 inches of travvel around here! the way pendots rippin upp all the roads and stuff hahahah
 

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thats a good idea dude that video is awsome. I was thinking about something along these lines
 

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Yeah, I was just thinking with all that hp and money invested in your motor, I'd certainly want to have some type of chassis i could enter in some form of organised racing against other similar vehicles. Open-class Mower racing is the only type I can think of that would allow engines like yours.
 

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thats a good idea dude that video is awsome. I was thinking about something along these lines

Does that thing still cut grass? I want to swap a sled motor in an old mower, set it up so it can still cut grass with a 3600 RPM automatic rev limiter whenever the deck is engaged.
 
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